Celebrations by Calendar Month

Constitution Day - September 17

http://edsitement.neh.gov/ConstitutionDay/default.asp

National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_Constitution_Day.aspx
National Constitution Center
International Peace Day - September 21
http://internationaldayofpeace.org/
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz

Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15 - October 15

http://edsitement.neh.gov/spotlight.asp?id=168

Fire Safety Week - October

www.wafs.org Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety
www.smokedetectives.com
www.smokeybear.com
www.sparky.org
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm U.S. Fire Administration
www.nfsa.org National Fire Protection Association
10 - October dates.docx

Saint Nicholas - December 6

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23

Hanukkah - December (varies)

http://www.ort.org/ort/edu/festivals/hanukkah/index.html

Christmas - December 25

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Christmas_Story/index.html

http://www.candlegrove.com/home.html
http://www.stcharleschristmas.com/christmashistory.htm

Kwanzaa: December 26 - January 1

http://officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml

Louis Pasteur's birthday - December 27, 1822

Poor Richard's Almanack first published - Decembder 28, 1732

Endangered Species Act enacted - December 28, 1973

Women's History Month - March

http://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history.htm

Memorial Day

http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html